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Eighteen Enter Hambletonian, Filly Atlanta Seeks To Make History

Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Seventeen colts and a
lone filly entered the 93rd Hambletonian, to be raced as two $100,000
elimination heats for the $1 million final on Saturday, Aug. 4, at the
Meadowlands Racetrack, East Rutherford, N.J.

Atlanta, a sophomore
daughter of Chapter Seven-Hemi Blue Chip, trained and driven by the father-son
team of Rick Zeron and Scott Zeron, will attempt to become just the 14th filly
to win the Hambletonian title in its 93 years. The last filly to do so was the
world champion Continentalvictory in 1996.

Post positions for
the Hambletonian heats and the $500,000 final of the Hambletonian Oaks for
3-year-old female trotters will be drawn and morning lines assigned on a
Facebook live post-position draw at 2 p.m. (EDT) on the Meadowlands Facebook
page and also streamed live on the Meadowlands YouTube channel.

The top-five
finishers in each Hambletonian elimination heat will advance to the same-day
final later Saturday afternoon. Elimination winners draw for inside posts 1-5
and all other finalists will then be placed in an open draw. There is no Lasix
or any race day medication permitted in the eliminations or finals of the
Hambletonian Oaks or Hambletonian Open.

The $500,000
Hambletonian Oaks and $1 million Hambletonian will be featured on a live
90-minute broadcast on CBS Sports Network from 4-5:30 p.m. (EDT) on Saturday.

Hambletonian Day is closing day with a post time of 12:00 noon, and the zenith
of the Championship Meet. Fans can follow the next two action-filled weekends
at Hambletonian.com,
meadowlandsracetrack.com
and on Twitter at #Hambo18.